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Pramod Sadalage
Pramod Sadalage is an experienced Application Developer with a focus on Agile Database Development, Evolutionary Database Design, and Algorithm Design. He has a strong background in Database Administration, Application performance improvement, development process enhancement, and deployment automation across a wide range of business applications. His expertise includes working with NoSQL solutions like MongoDB, Java, Ruby, ETL design, clustered ETL, Web Services, and relational database design using Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, and MS-SQL Server.
Pramod is passionate about automating database upgrades and application deployments using Agile methodologies. He is an accomplished author, having written papers and books on Agile Software Development, XP, Lean, Automated Deployment, Database Refactoring, Distributed Development, Database Architecture, Data Quality, TDD, BDD, and Behavior-Driven Database Design. He is also well-versed in Incremental Delivery, Cost Reduction through better design and build management, offshore Agile practices, ETL, Clustered ETL, ETL via Webservice, Cloud technologies, and Non-traditional data stores like MongoDB.
As the Director and Author at ThoughtWorks Inc, Pramod brings a wealth of knowledge in team improvement, structure design for optimal performance, and a deep understanding of Agile practices. With a Master of Science in IT from Northwestern University and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Shivaji University, he has a strong academic foundation to support his professional expertise.
His previous roles include consulting at Infopower Systems and Allstate, as well as a development position at Datapro Infotech. Pramod Sadalage's specialties lie in Agile Software Development, XP, Lean, Automated Deployment, Database Refactoring, Distributed Development, Database Architecture, Data Quality, Code Quality, TDD, BDD, Incremental Delivery, and team optimization.